[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by oaimtiaz Closed Jun 1, 2026

Bug Description
Conversation keeps eventually failing on: API Error: 400 messages.37.content.24: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.

Rewinding the conversation and re-submitting the message does not resolve the issue. Nor does attempting to send another message after the fact.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: WarpTerminal
  • Version: 2.1.154
  • Feedback ID: e2592a5d-1156-4a7c-ac44-dae16aa6f54a

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.37.content.17: `thinking` or `redacted_thinking` blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CbVKwsDutqZJ7yJbjetfR\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63816)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T17:02:40.432Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.37.content.4: `thinking` or `redacted_thinking` blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CbVLUo2WQjCo8xeDk2a7k\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63816)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T17:09:39.850Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.37.content.24: `thinking` or `redacted_thinking` blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CbVU6bQ6CKGJz2Eggnky8\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63816)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T18:49:33.379Z"}]

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